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Statute of Limitation (SoL) in Austria under the Austrian Criminal Code (ACC)
concrete periods of SoL for corruption related offences
Anti-corruption offences
Maximum
prison
sentence
SoL until end
of investigation
or
prosecution
Maximum
fine for
corporations
in EUR
Active and passive commercial
bribery (Sec. 10 Austrian
Unfair Competition Act)
3 months
or monetary
fine
1 year 400,000
• Granting of benefits for officials
up to EUR 3,000 (Sec.
307a para. 1 of the ACC)
• Preparation of bribery of officials
up to EUR 3,000 (Sec.
307b para. 1 of the ACC)
• Active commercial bribery
up to EUR 3,000 (Sec.
168c para. 1 of the ACC)
• Passive commercial bribery
(Sec. 186d of the ACC)
• Bribery of officials up
to EUR 3,000 (Sec. 307
para. 2 of the ACC)
• Granting of benefits for
officials from EUR3,000
up to EUR 50,000 (Sec.
307a para. 2 of the ACC)
• Preparation of bribery of
officials from EUR 3,000
up to EUR 50,000 (Sec.
307b para. 2 of the ACC)
• Prohibited intervention from
EUR 3,000 up to EUR50,000
(Sec. 308 of the ACC)
• Active commercial bribery
exceeding EUR3,000 (Sec.
168c para 1 of the ACC)
• Bribery of officials from EUR
3,000 up to EUR 50,000
(Sec. 307 of the ACC)
• Granting of benefits for officials
exceeding EUR50,000
(Sec. 307a of the ACC)
• Preparation of bribery of officials
exceeding EUR 50,000
(Sec. 307b of the ACC)
• Prohibited intervention
exceeding EUR50,000
(Sec. 308 of the ACC)
• Bribery of officials exceeding
EUR 50,000
(Sec. 307 of the ACC)
• Serious fraud or Breach
of Trust exceeding damage
of EUR 50,000 (Sec.
146ff, 153ff of the ACC)
2 years 5 years 700,000
3 years 5 years 850,000
5 years 5 years 1,000,000
10 years 10 years 1,300,000
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